Late Bloomer (fiction – hardbound) by Mazzy Eddings
After literally hitting the lottery, Opal Devlin is bombarded by people asking for handouts. In an effort to escape the stress, she takes her winnings and moves to Asheville, North Carolina, to open a flower shop and live a quiet life alone. While there, she meets and falls in love with Pepper Boden, who blows up her life in a wonderful way. Late Bloomer is a sexy, sapphic, opposites-attract romance with Eddings’ signature sparkling voice.
Evil Eye (fiction- hardbound) by Etaf Rum The acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of A Woman Is No Man returns with a striking exploration of the world of a Palestinian-American woman, the meaning of a fulfilling life, and the ways our unresolved past affects our present.
An Immense World (nonfiction- paperback) by Ed Yong
In An Immense World, Ed Yong coaxes us beyond the confines of our own senses, allowing us to perceive the skeins of scent, waves of electromagnetism, and pulses of pressure that surround us. We encounter beetles that are drawn to fires, turtles that can track Earth’s magnetic fields, fish that fill rivers with electrical messages, and even humans who wield sonar like bats. Funny, rigorous, and suffused with the joy of discovery, An Immense World takes us on what Marcel Proust called “the only true voyage … not to visit strange lands, but to possess other eyes.”
Upcoming Events
Saturday, May 4 @ 11 am (free – Corte Madera store) Elizabeth McKenzie, author of Dog of the North
Penny Rush has problems. Elizabeth McKenzie, the National Book Award–nominated author of The Portable Veblen, follows Penny on her quest for a fresh start. There will be a road trip in the Dog of the North, an old van with gingham curtains, a piñata, and stiff brakes. This slyly humorous, thoroughly winsome novel finds the purpose in life’s curveballs, insisting that even when we are painfully warped by those we love most, we can be brought closer to our truest selves. Author Elizabeth McKenzie, who also penned the award-winning novel The Portable Veblen, will be ushered through the discussion about her new, greatly anticipated novel by Bay Area author Tom Barbash. After their conversation, the audience will be able to ask questions of both authors.
Tuesday, May 7 @ 5:30 pm (free – Ferry Building store SF) Taleen Voskuni, author of Lavash at First Sight
Sparks fly between two women pitted against each other in this delectable new romantic comedy. When Ellie’s lovingly overbearing parents ask her to attend PakCon—a food packaging conference in Chicago—to help promote their company and vie to win an ad slot in the Superbowl, she is eager for a brief change and a delicious distraction. Sworn as enemies, Ellie and Vanya must compete against each other under their suspicious parents’ scrutiny, all while their feelings for each other heat to sizzling temps. Taleen Voskuni is an award-winning writer who grew up in the Bay Area Armenian diaspora. She’ll be in conversation with San Francisco-based writer, Jessica Joyce. After their lively conversation about writing for a younger audience, Taleen will autograph copies of Lavash at First Sight.
Sunday, May 19 @ 4 pm (free – Corte Madera store) Joshua Douglas, author of The Court v. The Voters
In The Court v. The Voters, law professor Joshua Douglas takes us behind the scenes of significant cases in voting rights—some surprising and unknown, some familiar—to investigate the historic crossroads that have irrevocably changed our elections and the nation. In crisp and accessible prose, Douglas tells the story of each case, sheds light on the intractable election problems we face as a result, and highlights the unique role the highest court has played in producing a broken electoral system. Joshua Douglas is a law professor at the University of Kentucky College of Law and legal expert invested and engaged in helping everyday people understand our elections. This event will be co-sponsored by The League of Women Voters.They will be tabling and speaking briefly at the top of the event. The League of Women Voters is proud to be nonpartisan, neither supporting nor opposing candidates or political parties at any level of government, but always working on vital issues of concern to members and the public.
Top of Your Stack – Recommendations from Book Passage
Published on May 9, 2024
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